Brookline Police respond: a turkey on the tracks, a malamute bites another dog and a stolen wallet

Friday

Mar 3, 2017 at 4:46 PM

The following are excerpts from the public Brookline police incident log gathered and written by TAB staff.

Monday, Feb. 27

Stolen: Someone called to report her locker at Healthworks on Boylston Street was broken into while she was working out. She said her wallet was taken.

Sunday, Feb. 26

Wait, what?: A Codman Road resident called to report three white men that she knew came in through an unlocked door and someone was injured from punches. She said they left on foot. They were summonsed to court for assault and battery.

Weirdness: A woman called to report that a man followed her into her building’s vestibule that she didn’t recognize. She said he looked at some packages and then left. She described him as wearing an all-gray sweatsuit and with brown hair, possibly Hispanic or white, she said.

The Naples Road staring man: A woman called to report a man was standing at the corner of Naples Road and Harvard Street staring at buildings. She said he’s been seen in the area a few times. She described him as wearing a black coat, a red backpack and wearing a face mask. She said he was about 5 feet 9 inches and skinny. Police said they spoke to him.

Saturday, Feb. 25

Stolen: A man came into the station to report someone stole something on Heath Street.

Found: An Avon Street resident called to report he found a couple of handguns along with his parent’s belongings.

Car fire: An Orchard Road resident called to report a car was on fire near his house.

Stuck: Two people called to report they were stuck in elevators, one on Freeman Street the other on Monmouth Street.

Friday, Feb. 24

Bike taken: A Beals Street resident called to report a bike was taken.

Vandalized: A man called to report someone scratched the hood, side of his car roof and the right rearview mirror while it was parked on Egmont Street.

Loud: Someone called a few times to report a loud party on Freeman Street after 2 a.m.

Found: A Strathmore Road resident called to report there was a blue gray backpack leaning against a light pole for the past two days on her street.

Thursday, Feb. 23

Wallet thief: Someone called to report that a wallet was stolen out of a customer’s purse while at Trader Joe’s today.

The whole purse: Another person walked into the station to report her purse was taken while she was in a Harvard business.

Bike gone, bike found: A man called to report that he reported his bike stolen in Cambridge, but found his bike in front of a Brookline Starbucks.

Break-in: A Spooner Road resident called to report four houses down the road; they saw four people came into the backyard of his neighbors home and were now in the house. Police noted it checked out OK.

Wednesday, Feb. 22

Why did the turkey cross the tracks?: A woman called to report there was a turkey on the train tracks disrupting traffic crossing over the tracks near the corner of Kent and Beacon streets.

Trespassing at Devo: A Devotion School custodian saw a man on the property last night who shouldn’t have been there. He confronted him and he left, but in the morning the custodian found that a hole in the fence and some copper wire. Police said they’d pay special attention to the area.

Cell phone stolen?: A woman called to report she thought she may have left her cell phone in an Uber, but the Uber driver said he didn’t have it. She told police where it was currently being pinged.

Computer theft?: A Waverly Street resident called to report she thought her computer, her identification and Kindle were stolen from her bag at a Brookline Village T stop.

Tuesday, Feb. 21

Animal bite: A woman called to report her dog was injured on Feb. 6 at Amory Park by a malamute. She didn’t have any other information to give dispatch, but the animal control officer said she filled out a report.

Road rage: A man called to report when he beeped at a driver, near the intersection of Beacon Street and Summit Avenue, the other driver told him he’d get his gun and shoot him.

Stuck: A woman called to report she was stuck in an elevator in a Pearl Street apartment building.

Wasteful: A Harrison Street resident called at to report his house was egged just after 9 p.m.

Not just one: A Blade Road resident called to report there were squirrels in the living room.